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Jane Smiley Books in Order

Jane Smiley has written 40 books, published between 1980 and 2026. The first book is Barn Blind (1980) and the newest is Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
40
Published
1980–2026
Confirmed
1 of 40 titles
Pages on record
10,381 in 31 of 40 books
Reading time
173–260 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,381 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 31 of 40 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Jane Smiley, author

Jane Smiley, born September 26, 1949, is an American novelist and the winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for A Thousand Acres (1991). The catalogue holds 40 Smiley books from Barn Blind (1980) to Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton (2026). The Greenlanders (1988), Moo (1995) and The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton (1998) are among the titles. Series include Horses Of Oak Valley Ranch, Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga and Ellen and Ned. Subjects include horses, ranch life and rural families.

How many Jane Smiley books are there?

Jane Smiley has 40 books, released between 1980 and 2026. They include 4 series and 25 titles listed outside any series.

Jane Smiley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 40 Jane Smiley books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Barn Blind by Jane Smiley (1980)
  2. Cover of At Paradise Gate by Jane Smiley (1981)
  3. Cover of Duplicate Keys by Jane Smiley (1984)
  4. Cover of The Age of Grief by Jane Smiley (1987)
  5. Cover of Catskill Crafts: Artisans of the Catskill Mountains by Jane Smiley (1987)
  6. Cover of The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley (1988)
  7. Cover of Ordinary Love and Good Will: Two Novellas by Jane Smiley (1989)
  8. Cover of A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley (1991)
  9. Cover of The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton by Jane Smiley, book 1 of the Lidie Newton series (1998)
  10. Cover of Horse Heaven by Jane Smiley (1999)
  11. Cover of Charles Dickens by Jane Smiley, book 22 of the Penguin Lives series (2002)
  12. Cover of Good Faith by Jane Smiley (2003)
  13. Cover of A Year At the Races: Reflections On Horses, Humans, Love, Money And Luck by Jane Smiley (2004)
  14. Cover of Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley (2005)
  15. Cover of Ten Days in the Hills by Jane Smiley (2007)
  16. Cover of The Georges and the Jewels / Nobody's Horse by Jane Smiley, book 1 of the Horses Of Oak Valley Ranch series (2009)
  17. Cover of The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer by Jane Smiley (2010)
  18. Cover of Private Life by Jane Smiley (2010)
  19. Cover of True Blue / Mystery Horse by Jane Smiley, book 3 of the Horses Of Oak Valley Ranch series (2011)
  20. Cover of Pie in the Sky / Champion Horse by Jane Smiley, book 4 of the Horses Of Oak Valley Ranch series (2012)
  21. Cover of Gee Whiz / Star Horse by Jane Smiley, book 5 of the Horses Of Oak Valley Ranch series (2013)
  22. Cover of Some Luck by Jane Smiley, book 1 of the Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga (2014)
  23. Cover of Early Warning by Jane Smiley, book 2 of the Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga (2015)
  24. Cover of Golden Age by Jane Smiley, book 3 of the Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga (2015)
  1. 1
    Barn Blind1980 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980218
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  2. 2
    At Paradise Gate1981 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981224
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  3. 3
    Duplicate Keys1984 · 305 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984305
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  4. 4
    The Age of Grief1987 · 213 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987213
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  5. 5
    Catskill Crafts: Artisans of the Catskill Mountains1987 · 174 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987174
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  6. 6
    The Greenlanders1988 · 581 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988581
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  7. 7
    Ordinary Love and Good Will: Two Novellas1989 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989208
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  8. 8
    A Thousand Acres1991 · 371 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991371
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  9. 9
    Moo1995 · 414 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995414
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  10. 10
    The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie NewtonLidie Newton #11998 · 452 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998452
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  11. 11
    Horse Heaven1999 · 561 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999561
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  12. 12
    Charles DickensPenguin Lives #222002 · 212 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002212
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  13. 13
    Good Faith2003 · 417 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003417
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  14. 14
    A Year At the Races: Reflections On Horses, Humans, Love, Money And Luck2004 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004304
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  15. 15
    Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel2005 · 591 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005591
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  16. 16
    Ten Days in the Hills2007 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007544
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  17. 17
    13 Ways of Looking at the Novel2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  18. 18
    The Georges and the Jewels / Nobody's HorseHorses Of Oak Valley Ranch #12009 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009240
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  19. 19
    A Good Horse / Secret HorseHorses Of Oak Valley Ranch #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  20. 20
    The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer2010 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010246
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  21. 21
    Private Life2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  22. 22
    True Blue / Mystery HorseHorses Of Oak Valley Ranch #32011 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011304
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  23. 23
    Pie in the Sky / Champion HorseHorses Of Oak Valley Ranch #42012 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012272
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  24. 24
    Gee Whiz / Star HorseHorses Of Oak Valley Ranch #52013 · 261 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013261
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  25. 25
    Some LuckLast Hundred Years: A Family Saga #12014 · 395 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014395
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  26. 26
    Early WarningLast Hundred Years: A Family Saga #22015 · 475 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015475
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  27. 27
    Golden AgeLast Hundred Years: A Family Saga #32015 · 443 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015443
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  28. 28
    Lily2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  29. 29
    Twenty Yawns2016 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201632
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  30. 30
    Riding LessonsEllen and Ned #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  31. 31
    The HillsideWarmer Collection #72018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  32. 32
    March Sisters: On Life, Death, and Little Women2019 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019182
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  33. 33
    Saddles & SecretsEllen and Ned #22019 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019208
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  34. 34
    Taking the ReinsEllen and Ned #32020 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020208
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  35. 35
    Perestroika in Paris2020 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020288
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  36. 36
    A Dangerous Business2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  37. 37
    The Questions That Matter Most: Reading, Writing, and the Exercise of Freedom2023 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023256
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  38. 38
    Lucky2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  39. 39
    Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie NewtonLidie Newton #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  40. 40
    The Sagas of Icelanders– · 782 pages · confirmed 2/4
    –782
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Jane Smiley books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Horses Of Oak Valley Ranch in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Georges and the Jewels / Nobody's Horse
  2. 2. A Good Horse / Secret Horse
  3. 3. True Blue / Mystery Horse
  4. 4. Pie in the Sky / Champion Horse
  5. 5. Gee Whiz / Star Horse

Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga in order

3 books
  1. 1. Some Luck
  2. 2. Early Warning
  3. 3. Golden Age

Ellen and Ned in order

3 books
  1. 1. Riding Lessons
  2. 2. Saddles & Secrets
  3. 3. Taking the Reins

Lidie Newton in order

2 books
  1. 1. The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton
  2. 2. Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton

Warmer Collection

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Penguin Lives in order

1 book
  1. 22. Charles Dickens

Standalone books

25 books

25 Jane Smiley titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jane Smiley books in order?

You only need to read Jane Smiley books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jane Smiley

Start with Barn Blind (1980), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jane Smiley book?

Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton (2026) is the newest Jane Smiley book released so far.

Is there a new Jane Smiley book coming?

No next Jane Smiley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Jane Smiley has won

Wikidata records 4 awards for Jane Smiley. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Society of American Historians Prize for Historical Fiction2023Wonfor A Dangerous Business
  • Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize1991Won
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction1991Wonfor A Thousand Acres
  • O. Henry Award1985Won

Jane Smiley at a glance

Still publishing
Jane Smiley published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jane Smiley books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
10,381 pages across the 31 of 40 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jane Smiley books, 15 of 40, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jane Smiley books are about

32 of the 40 Jane Smiley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 9 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.